Lung cancer risk in subjects exposed to organic dust: an unexpected and surprising story response

Abstract

Response to: Mastrangelo, G., Rylander, R., Cegolon, L. & Lange, J.H. (2012). Lung cancer risk in subjects exposed to organic dust: an unexpected and surprising story. Thorax 67(12), 1112–1112. Original article: Peters, S., Kromhout, H., Olsson, A.C., Wichmann, H.-E., Brüske, I., Consonni, D., Landi, M.T., Caporaso, N., Siemiatycki, J., Richiardi, L., Mirabelli, D., Simonato, L., Gustavsson, P., Plato, N., Jöckel, K.-H., Ahrens, W., Pohlabeln, H., Boffetta, P., Brennan, P., Zaridze, D., Cassidy, A., Lissowska, J., Szeszenia-Dabrowska, N., Rudnai, P., Fabianova, E., Forastiere, F., Bencko, V., Foretova, L., Janout, V., Stücker, I., Dumitru, R.S., Benhamou, S., Bueno-de-Mesquita, B., Kendzia, B., Pesch, B., Straif, K., Brüning, T. & Vermeulen, R. (2012). Occupational exposure to organic dust increases lung cancer risk in the general population. Thorax 67(2), 111–116.